Treatment & Care

Types of insulin:

Rapid acting insulin that works in minutes and last a couple of hours.
- Dose: If you take Novolog or another type, you should inject yourselve 10 minutes before your meal.
Regular or short acting, takes 30 minutes to work and last 3 to 6 hours.
- Dose: should be taken 30 to 60 minutes prior your meal.
Intermediate acting insulin and takes 2 to 4 hours to work, and it can last up to 18 hours.
- Dose: should be taken 1 hour prior your meal
Long acting insulin takes 6 to 10 hours to reach the bloodstream and works for an entire day.
- Dose: are not timed to your meal because of their long acting effects.
Gestational Diabetes Treatment

Six Strategies for Controlling Diabetes

Foot care is very important, why? Because poor hygiene leads to major problems such as the loss of your legs (amputation) or foot. Click the link below for more info.
- Foot Care